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Well, That’s One Way to Sell a Super Nintendo
Etsy is an excellent place to find video game themed crafts, but it doesn’t look like this seller put much work into the “Super Nintendo Necklace.” He’s hoping you won’t notice. You probably don’t. The necklace costs $25 seller, who maintains the classic Nintendo blog “The 72 Pin” handmade this from the following materials: •…
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India’s First Game Gets India’s First Game Controversy
Never mind that Hanuman: Boy Warrior – billed as the first console game developed entirely in India – is a crappy game. It’s controversial! Well, to an American Hindu, anyway. I am not a Hindu scholar by any stretch. But a quick check reveals that Hanuman is one of the more important figures in Hinduism…
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Going the Distance with Pacquiao, Hatton in Fight Night
Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao’s bout on May 2 will be the megafight for 2009; EA Sports gives a preview of sorts in these two trailers for Fight Night Round 4. And maybe it’s just me, but those blows don’t look as bone-jarring as the punches from Fight Night Round 3. They seem to land…
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Claim: In-Game Ads ‘Fit’ in Games, are Effective
IGA Worldwide‘s in the business of in-game advertising, of course, and the figures it cites are its own. But according to their research, gamers respond to ads a lot more favorably than some would believe. Their claims, from a promo video IGA recently released • 90 percent of gamers recalled the brands they had seen…
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Norway Gives Us Mafia II Gameplay Footage
This comes across the pond from Norway so, be prepared for lots of “laster” (I guess that’s “buffering”). Settle in and enjoy four minutes of Mafia II gameplay and cutscenes. You can get a feel for the cover system and the gunplay, and the first-rate visuals – especially that destroyed office interior. Mafia PC was…
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Thompson’s Final Pleading Most Likely Heard
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court considered ex-lawyer-mans Jack Thompson‘s request to help him get back to current lawyer-mans land. It’s not expected to get very far. Keep in mind, what the Supreme Court considered yesterday was not Thompson’s case, but simply his request that they hear his case to overturn the “enhanced disbarment” the Florida…
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Weekend Coupons: Git Yer Hero
Inducements and enticements for Guitar Hero’s full kit and two band-specific versions headline this weekend’s roundup. On with the deals! • If the dancing A-list celebs in their underwear didn’t get you, Walmart is hoping a bigtime rollback will. Guitar Hero: World Tour’s full band kit bundle is $100 ($99.74, actually). That went into effect…
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What Would You Show to Someone Who’s Never Seen a Game?
As some of you know, I’m living with my grandfather for the near term, because he’s 86 and needs some assistance, and the companionship’s good for him. But he keeps asking me about video games. This past week our lunch and dinner conversations centered on video games, because one naturally talks about work, and this…
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Violence Debate Still Fixated on Knee-Jerk Issues
Two days from the 10th anniversary of Columbine, Salon’s David Sirota writes that “our national discussion about violence hasn’t yet matured past gun control and video games.” Ten years after the tragedy, Sirota says the United States’ debate on violence remains rooted in easy scapegoats because the country as a whole doesn’t want to take…
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Learn More About BioShock 2 — Safely
Well, when it comes to exclusives, 2K Marin is putting out. Last week they gave it up for Gametrailers, this week they invited Gamespot up for some coffee and chat about BioShock 2. This of course carries a bigtime spoiler alert, so, you been warned. Visit the write-up at your curiosity’s peril. Or you can…
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Kotaku Originals: Number Crunch
It was numbers week in Kotakopolis, which means things like NPD and E74 (“It’s 71 better than E3!”). Also 2009, as Fahey looked at the year that was yet to be in gaming. Beatles: Rock Band also made a splash, and now that Circuit City is liquidated and has nothing left to sell, the Xbox…
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Gyros Aren’t Hard to Find
To: Luke From: Owen Re: Dr. Who This might sound extremely late to the party, but I finally got around to buying City of Heroes. Remember, I have a Mac, and NCSoft just put out the port for this back in January. Believe it or not, I’ve had my eye on that game for so…
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Week in Games: Spring Break
Light week coming up – indicated by the shutout for the core consoles. City of Heroes: Architect Edition gets its retail release on Tuesday. Guitar Hero: Metallica arrives for PS2 gamers. Otherwise, not much to write home about. This week’s count: Five for PC and DS/i, three for Wii, two for PS2, one for PSP,…
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Terminator Game Devs Worked on Film Set, Did Not Get Reamed by Christian Bale
An AP story about game adaptations of movies mentions that the developers of the Terminator Salvation game worked “under the same roof” as the film crew, in hopes of making something that doesn’t, well, suck. Noting the checkered history of movies made into games (which is still much, much better than games made into movies)…
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We Just Solved Mother’s Day for You
Here at Kotaku, we like to think ahead and solve problems well in advance. So while today might be Easter, we’re already thinking about Mother’s Day. And here’s just the gift. Coming from a gamer, nothing could say “I Love You” to a mother more than this homemade handbag, which is only $39.99. And if…
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Is this the Video Game Mount Rushmore?
Pwn or Die have come up with a good bar argument: The four faces on a hypothetical Mount Rushmore of video gaming. The four they’ve chosen are good, but are they the best choices? As you can see in the pic, the selections are Master Chief, Mario, Lara Croft and Sonic the Hedgehog. Lara is…
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“Rose Ball” — Pong with Street Fighter IV
This is "Rose Ball," a practice mode "game" in Street Fighter IV. Both participants are playing with minimal health and just two moves – "Soul Spark" and block – to volley the energy ball. Explains the blog Infovore: Both players are handicapped so they have a pixel of health, and both have selected Rose as…
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Kotaku’s Old-School Easter Egg Hunt
It’s become something of a tradition ‘round the Tower to observe Easter with, what else, lists of Easter eggs. So here is my dirty half-dozen, from well before the 8-bit days. When I went on my hunt for this list, I needed a theme, so I settled on “Easter Eggs I have actually observed.” Having…
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U.S. Universities Join the Star League
No, not the Rylan Star League. Princeton and 25 other colleges have teams in the “Collegiate Star League.” Friday, the Tigers took on Tsinghua U. of Beijing, and The New York Times covered the action. The New York Times covered the match for yesterday’s edition, describing the genesis of the league and dropping in some…
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